Life with the Three Crazy Dogs

Alright…instead of uploading the selected pictures to WP, I thought of uploading them to Smugmug, but it’s so damn slow.  It’s snail pace which is driving me up the frigging wall.  It has been 20 minutes and it’s still transferring.  I know, there are a lot of pictures and they are approx 360MB, but the connection is so darn slow, it’s dragging.  As of now, only 13MB transferred.  Urghhhhhhh…..

It will be nice to have internet connection at home.  Looks like we will be here at IMAX forever.  

I was looking through some of  Maria’s old antique box several months ago.  We were just putzing around her house and something struck her old faded brain bucket.  She jumped up from the sofa and told me she need to show me the gold coins her dad had given her before he died when she was in Philippines 15 years ago.  Her dad always told his family that gold is the best investment ever.  He actually had those coins during the Japanese war.  He found some of them coins when he was hiding in an abandoned house.  He did not tell his children for he was afraid the older ones might steal from him and sell them for money.  Those coins are really valuable now.  I would not know where else to buy them.  They are coins from the Spanish occupation, with the image of the King on the back of them.  I told her she should keep them in a safe deposit box in the bank instead of keeping them in the house.

We have been in Ipoh since November 18.  Today is the 29th and we will be leaving Ipoh on Dec 1.  Time really flies when we are having fun.  It’s just not enough time.  I tried to spend as much time with my parents as possible. 

I spent a lot of my time with my buddy, Steph, too.  She is one loving, adorable person.  Very helpful, caring, and insightful!  She took DB and I around.  Took us out shopping, eating, just wherever we want.  Like I told my mom and she said the same thing, “it’s hard to find such a friend.”  She invited DB and I to Cameron Highlands last week.  I went and Db stayed behind since he was not feeling well.  I knew Steph since we were in Form One (13 years old) at our Alma mater, Main Convent, Ipoh and we have been friends since.  Thanks, Steph, for driving us around.  We really appreciate it very much.

I also met up with Michael, another buddy of mine I met when I started at Seagate, Ipoh back in 1995.  This dude is now happily married with a cutie pie.  I wish I had more time catching up with him.  See how it goes today and tomorrow.

Oh yeah, another great fun person I knew is Kiran.  I knew her since Thong Fook Plastic days back in 1993+.  Damn, that feels so long ago.  She was the one who brought me over to Seagate.  I will be meeting her tonight to catch up.  There is so much to talk about.

There is so much to catch up with my friends, but we are running out of days. 

OK, here are some pictures to feed your eyes. 

 DB’s medication a mixture of Western and Eastern.

 Kiran and I at Anderson Club on 11/28/2007

 Sunday – 11/25/2007  – Seafood lunch at Tanjung Tualang with Michael and his beautiful family.

 11/27/2007 – Lunch at Anderson Club

 11/27/2007 – Me and Dad having a cuppa Ipoh white coffee in Old Town. 

I was at my friend’s house, Encar, for a visit and notice how much she has upgraded the electronics in their living room and family room.  Her hubby bought a brand spanking new Sony HDTV and the best of all is a set of Bose home theater for their family room.  The living room has another flat screen.   As soon as I see the picture on the HDTV, man, I really want one, let alone with the surround sound system, it a to die for.  She said it is not that bad when it’s on sale.  Yeah, that is still quite steep for us. 

Since I got to my parents’ home, I have been looking around, seeing things that were not there before.  My mom put aside a box of ceramics for me -  if I want them.  Of course, I unwrapped them individually and picked those I want.  Dad gave me some pens - those that he had been collecting and put them neatly in his drawer.  I took some with me since I only have one in my bag and needed one for me in my backpack.  

I met up with Samm Tuesday afternoon.  She is as skinny as ever.  We took some pictures, got home and showed my parents and DB the pictures.  Dad still remembered her and when I showed him the picture of Samm and I, this is what he said: “Wah, so fat, ahh?”  I had to tell him that fat one is me.  “Samm is the one next to me lah!!”  Will see if I will put the picture up.  Too shy to put it up since I’m looking like a barrell now :)

Katie, the lady who replaces me in the fileroom, is on her second cruise of her life time.  She and her ex-boyfriend, Tom, are now into caribbean cruises every winter.  Yeah, it weird, they are not a couple anymore, but they are very good friends and travel companions.  Their last cruise was to the Eastern part of the Caribbean.  This cruise is to the Western side where they will pay a visit to Jamaica, Cancun, Costa Maya, Belize and Guatemala.   They pick a 14-night itinerary for all these places, which I think there are some additional places they are going, but I can’t recall where.  I am still waiting for my first cruise….

I am still debating if should get a tool storage for DB’s birthday cum Christmas present.  He wanted a storage for all his tools for the longest I know.  I wanted to get one last year but could not afford it.  This year, will be the same, but maybe if I have enough saved up, I can get one cheap one for him.  His tools are driving me up the wall and I think what is worse is how comes to me and ask if I have seen this or that tool. 

Casey, my friend at work brought her aunt to the seniors home couple of weeks ago.  This home has nursing service which they needed for her aunt.  It is really sad to see a lady in her 60s who used to be so independent but now so dependent on others.  She suffered from a stroke a few months ago and now she needs incontinence products for her daily life.  They are disposal and easy to purchase.  Casey told me she felt sad and uneasy buying these products for her aunt.